Somebody Else Been Shaking Your Tree Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays543

Somebody Else Been Shaking Your Tree by ZZ Top is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: D 

Verso 1: 
D 
Well, I'm trying 
D 
Yes, I'm trying just to get a line on you 
D 
Where you been? Where you been? 
D 
But I'm having trouble putting a find on you 
D 
I'm wearing thin, wearing thin 
A                                D 
Somebody else been shaking your tree 
A                                           D 
Supposed to be saving all that stuff for me 

Verso 2: 
D 
You've been hiding 
D 
Yes, you're hiding 
D 
You've been staying out on me 
D 
You're sneaking 'round, sneaking 'round 
D 
Me and you ain't working out just like we ought to be 
D 
You've got me down, got me down 
A                                D 
Somebody else been shaking your tree 
A                                           D  F 
Supposed to be saving all that stuff for me 

Guitar Solo 
| D   | D   | D   | D   | 
| G   | G   | D   | D   | 
| A   | A   | F 

Ponte:
    D     N.C. 
I'm tired of fooling around with you, and sitting here alone 
N.C. 
It's on my mind, it's on my mind 
N.C. 
I think it's time for me to find a new tree of my own 
N.C. 
It's planting time, it's planting time 
A 
Anything you wanna do is cool with me 
A 
I don't care who shakes your tree 

Outro 
D   G  D  G  D  G 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante